The majority of the group had returned to St Andrews, except three who spent some extra time in Buenos Aires. These three intrepid explorers were recruited to speak to bilingual ten-twelve year olds at the Los Robles…
So after travelling for over 32 hours and more than 14,000 kilometers, we have finally arrived back home! Although exhausted and more than a little sad that our expedition has come to an end, we are all happy to arrive…
On our final day in southern Argentina, we continued the trend of beautiful weather and a knack for sighting some of the area’s most iconic species. We had spent a lot of time prior to our trip learning about the…
Today’s day trip was one I have been looking forward to since I applied for the expedition. Estancia Harberton is the oldest farm in Tierra Del Fuego and is home to one of the world’s most impressive collections of…
This morning we received our last 6.30am wake-up call from our Expedition Leader, Kelvin, wishing us a “super great day” as we packed up our things, enjoyed one last buffet breakfast (I think we’re all going to miss…
We woke up feeling that today would be just like yesterday (except for the amazing pilot whales): long shifts in the wind on the bridge deck, staring out at the sea and wishing very hard that those waves would turn…
A full day heading north in the Drake Passage. The conditions were less extreme than we experienced on the way south and our sea legs are now in better shape. So there were considerably fewer green faces being thrust…
So today, sadly, was our final landing of the trip. The Plancius anchored off Trinity Island at the northern end of the Gerlache Strait, surrounded by spectacular glacier amphi-theatre. Some of us had been on marine…
Today was another day of surprisingly good weather! We started off on watch early this morning, before most of the ship was awake. We didn’t see much in the way of wildlife, but the brilliant sunrise over the…
Today at sunrise Plancius slipped past the Polar Circle as an honor guard of minke whales dove elegantly alongside. We are now surrounded on all sides by the gently sunlit slopes of the “true” Antarctic, all impressive…